
Many thanks to Dorothy Curtis for not only sending in the above image of the old Hoylake Parish Church (demolished in the 1970′s and discussed in this post) but for also sending me copies of newspaper articles detailing the tragic loss of five Hoylake men in a storm in 1894.
The press articles are unfortunately too large for me to upload to the site. They detail an inquest in to the loss of the lives of five Hoylake fishermen:
- John Eccles (Snr)
- Joseph Sherlock
- Joseph Rainford
- Edwin Eccles
- John Eccles (Jnr)
All men drowned at sea during what is described as The Great Storm of December 22nd, 1894. The bodies were found washed ashore at Southport. Sailing the fishing smacks (boats) called The Stag and The Ellen and Anne the men failed to reach land. I understand the men are buried in Hoylake Cemetery.
VAT going up, spending cuts, job cuts, pension age rise, double dip recession looming …all pretty gloomy news I’m afraid!
On Saturday 3rd July starting at 5pm til late in Vanilla Lounge a laid back day/evening celebrating local songwriters, some of the finest artists from this area, to raise money for Friends of Hoylake and Meols in Bloom.
A few people have asked where the little posts about shopping offers have gone. I published them for a while on a Monday but stopped because I found it awkward to (typically) compile the information on a Sunday evening.
Do you love to sing, act or dance? Do you want to have fun this summer? Then if you’re aged 10-13 then you might be interested in the forthcoming Raise You Voice Summer School.
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